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Roman Pottery

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mallard
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Shelduck +100 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Shelduck +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup · last seen 2026; Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup · last seen 2026

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Hoo Peninsula PathWalking route
Named route
Thames Estuary PathWalking route46.6 km
Named routeLength 46.6 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to WoolwichWalking route76 km
Named routeRef ECPLength 76 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Tilbury to Southend-on-SeaWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heron TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 179National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 179Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route794 m
Named routeRef 13Length 794 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ragwort and Line Repairs

📷 Glyn Baker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ragwort and Line Repairs

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coalhouse Fort ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Coalhouse Fort battery and artillery defencesHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Corringham ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱2012 Monument ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park4 km→🌱HorndonUrban park3.2 km→

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